MSVC SPGO and 20% Faster on Windows?!

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June 17, 2026
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Is this right? → NeoWin

Which version of the PS supports this feature, and when will it be released? Does this work on Windows 11 25H2? Do users need to change any settings in the app, or will it be applied automatically?

OS: Windows 11 25H2 Build 26200.7840 (x64)

Ps: 2026 27.7.0.11

D Fosse

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I don’t have a background in computer science, so I may be missing something. But from a user’s perspective, this doesn’t really make any sense. The standard Photoshop functions, as executed by the CPU, isn’t a bottleneck and never has been. The only source given for alleged “sluggishness” is one single reddit thread.

If people do see performance bottlenecks, they are mostly GPU related, so it would appear to be more in the GPU maker’s court than in Microsoft’s. And in most of those cases, it’s either an old/underpowered GPU, or a configuration issue with dual GPUs in laptops.

In short, I’m taking this with a grain of salt. It looks to me like a solution in search of a problem.

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Dag, have you seen the threads about what they are calling ‘The Evolution of Photoshop’? They are rebuilding the core making much more use of the GPU, so it will be even more important to focus on the GPU when buying hardware for future versions of Photoshop. (links at the top of the page)

D Fosse

Community Expert

@Trevor.Dennis

To be honest I hadn’t, and that’s me with the pointy hat in the corner. I stand corrected. It was that 20%-number that made me sit up and say whoa. That’s like saying the world will be a 20% better place next year.

There is one bit in here that looks very promising, and it’s this one:

The first major milestone is a new compositing engine — powered by the GPU — that brings real-time performance, non-destructive filters without Smart Object workarounds, and significantly faster visual feedback on even the most complex documents.

This looks like it has real meat on it. This could solve a number of problems and shortcomings in the way Photoshop currently works. One thing that immediately comes to mind is the fact that adjustment and blending previews are inherently unreliable unless you view at 100%. This crops up all time in the forum, as in “my image changed when I flattened/OK’d/exported).

If you follow the link to Microsoft, a lot of it seems to be about large scale cloud services.

kglad

Community Expert

post this in the ps forum, https://community.adobe.com/p/photoshop

and change your title slightly to avoid a duplicate post error.

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